Albatros W.8
| Albatros W.8 | |
|---|---|
 Sea fighter aircraft Albatros W.8 |
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| Type: | Float - fighter plane |
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| Manufacturer: | |
| First flight: |
1918 |
| Number of pieces: |
3 |
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The Albatros W.8 was a German swimmer - fighter , the 1918 from the Albatros Aircraft Works has been established.
construction
The hull of the biplane was made entirely of wood . A conventional tail unit was used. The water-cooled eight - cylinder engine from Benz transferred its power to a fixed two-blade wooden propeller .
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| Construction year | 1918 |
| crew | 2 |
| length | 9.95 m |
| span | 11.46 m |
| height | 3.39 m |
| Payload | 500 kg |
| Engine | a water-cooled 8-cylinder Benz Bz IIIb engine , 195 hp (143 kW) at 1700 rpm rated power close to the ground |
| Top speed | 150 km / h at sea level |
| Climb performance | 2.5 m / s |
| Rise time | 6:30 min at 1000 m altitude 34 min at 3000 m altitude |
| Range | 500 km |
| Flight duration | 3.5 h |
| Armament | 1 × 7.9 mm MG rigid forward, 1 × 7.9 mm MG movable backwards for the observer |
Web links
Commons : Albatros W.8 - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Günter Kroschel, Helmut Stützer: The German military aircraft 1910–1918. ES Mittler & Sohn, Herford 1994, ISBN 3-89350-693-4 , p. 162